24 DEC 2020 · The Sports Leadership Lab crew welcomes Pure Spectrum CEO and founder Brady to talk about Pure Spectrum and CBD. The group discusses CBD (what is it? how is it used? how is it tested?) dispel its myths and get to know Bell, his background, how the company was founded and how the USA Triathlon partnership formed.

11 MAY 2020 · The coronavirus pandemic has changed our world, and in this episode of the Sports Leadership Lab, co-hosts Rocky Harris, Caroline Condon and Chase McQueen share how their lives have been affected the past two months. With three different perspectives — a CEO and father, a young professional, and an elite athlete in the Olympic pipeline — the trio discusses the difficulty and loneliness of self-isolating at home, the challenges of working remotely and balancing home life, as well as new workout routines, new hobbies (hello, baking bread) and what the immediate future looks like. Also learn how USA Triathlon and the USA Triathlon Foundation are helping race directors and coaches during this difficult time through the COVID-19 Relief Fund.

17 APR 2020 · The Sports Leadership Lab team of Rocky Harris and Chase McQueen spoke with Jesse Thomas, the CEO and co-founder of Picky Bars. A two time-IRONMAN champion, husband to professional distance runner Lauren Fleshman, dad to Jude and Zadie and co-host of the popular “Work, Play, Love” podcast, Thomas is a jack of all trades and strong proponent of work-life balance. In this episode, Harris and McQueen discuss with Thomas how he balances his career, family life, training and leading the company he co-founded 10 years ago. Hear from Thomas his experience of growing a business, growing a family, growing as a leader and maintaining his fitness. Enjoy the engaging, entertaining conversation with the triathlete who burst onto the scene in 2011 when he won the Wildflower Triathlon in an unbranded kit, on a borrowed bike, while wearing gas station aviators.

21 FEB 2020 · In this episode of the Sports Leadership Lab, USA Triathlon CEO Rocky Harris welcomes Chief of Staff Victoria Brumfield to recap and share their favorite moments from the inaugural Endurance Exchange, held last month in Tempe, Arizona. Hosted by USA Triathlon and Triathlon Business International, Endurance Exchange welcomed nearly 600 coaches, race directors, industry retailers and others in the multisport community for three days of learning, sharing best practices and collaboration. In this episode, you’ll learn the genesis of the nation’s largest experiential triathlon summit, how Brumfield’s event operations experience at Virgin Sport and Korff Enterprises helped shape the direction of Endurance Exchange and you’ll hear about the wild goose chase to track down a treadmill fast enough for Olympian Anthony Famiglietti to attempt a world-record 2-mile treadmill run in front of a cheering crowd of conference attendees. Harris and Brumfield also share their highlights from the USA Triathlon Foundation’s “Celebration of Sport” gala and induction ceremony of the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame’s 10th induction class, which includes multisport legends Cherie Gruenfeld, Richard Eugene “Dick” Hoyt and Richard Eugene “Rick” Hoyt, Jr., and Mike Plant (posthumous). Also, get to know Brumfield (an accomplished endurance sport athlete herself), who discusses her career in helping build endurance sports events — including the New York City Triathlon and IRONMAN U.S. Championship — from inception to iconic brands.